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Vilnius? Where is it?

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July 8th 2007
This is what everyone says when i tell them where i've been. Vilnius is kind of like Venice, except without the canals. Ok, and when i was there it wasn't sunny either. But with its churches and cobblestones it has an old world charm, that is romantic in itself. Simon and I were near the top floor of a hotel; he was attending Europython, and i was being tourist. I scoured the inflight magazi ... read more

Europe » Lithuania » Vilnius

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Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 199... ... read more